Ian Mulgrew: Kinder Morgan protests raise public-interest bar

The Kinder Morgan megaproject may be stalled, but the province’s public-interest bar — lawyers like Neil Chantler who defend protesters — still have work to do.
Although there have been no new charges, the Aug. 30 Federal Court of Appeal ruling that halted the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion did not stop contempt proceedings against those who opposed it.
The prosecution service said 230 pipeline protesters were charged before the controversial court decision &mda